Americas Quiz

What is the largest river & rain forest in the world?

• Amazon

• Parana

• Orinoco

• Uraquay

What are the tallest mountains in the Western Hemisphere?

• Andes

• Appalachians

• Rockies

• Sierra Madres

What ancient civilization built Machu Pichu high in the Andes?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

What European nation sent Pizarro, who conquered the Inca?

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

• United Kingdom

What is the longest mountain range in the world?

• Rocky Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Alps
• Sierra Nevadas

Greatest Volume of Water of all the world rivers is which river?

• Nile
• Amazon
• Colorado
• Mississippi

World's Highest Waterfall

• Niagara Falls
• Victoria Falls
• Angel Falls
• Bridal Veil Falls

What civilization, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, was a collection of independent city-states, linked through trade? 

• Aztec
• Olmec
• Inca
• Maya

What were the Maya able to create with great accuracy?

• Calendar
• Record Keeping System
• Theocracy
• Map of the Universe

Who controlled farming and production of goods during the Incan Empire?

• Peasants
• Free Market
• Government
• Merchants